Scratch question
 

Apparently Scratch & Hallocat/Pookey from the Uncanny Trio are the same character. I just found this out, a few weeks ago, & it struck me as odd as to why they were the same character, when they look totally different, the only thing that they have in common is that they're both criminal cats. What do you guys think?

I read long ago that Hallocat was renamed for the toyline and in more thna one source. However, none never said that Playmates decided or one of the Mirage Dudes like Ryan Brown. I have just come to accept it is the same character renamed and radicially changed visaully for no reason but for making it look better in the eyes of toy sales. Look at Scumbug as he appears in the episode of the original cartoon and the toyline he looks very different mainly purple with bulging eyes while his Archie desgin depicts him a little taller colored brown with no eye pupiles. Wrym is a similar case with his Archie design opposed to his toy.

Bringing up the Uncanny Trio reminds me that I need to complete my Archie comics collection :ohwell:




I have mentioned before my dislike for the Scratch action figure, so a Hallocat designed figure would've been preferred by this writer. Mhmm.

though i absolutely love the Scratch action figure- i think that a Hallocat (as seen in the comic) could have been really cool too... wish we had the rest of the trio as well :(

Well look at Warrior Dragon, his figure looks nothing like his Archie counterpart either.

Ol' Scratch went through quite an evolution in his short but memorable history:

Here's a cool interview with his creator, Ryan Brown!

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1st Ever Drawing of "Scratch" by Ryan Brown by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

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Ryan Brown's "Scratch" Concept by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

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Ryan Brown's "Scratch": Playmates' Toys Concept by oldmanwinters, on Flickr

the little fat scratch in the first picture is adorable!

So Scratch was going to be an owl?

Just judging by the picture my guess is that Scratch was originally going to be a smaller figure packaged with the owl the way Screwloose was with Wingnut.

"The Cat Burglar" (aka "The Pussycat") was going to be the sidekick to the Owl Mutant action figure (probably would have been a small one-color non-articulated figure like Wingnut's Screwloose.

The Owl Mutant design may have been the inspiration for "Nocturno" from the TMNT Magazine:
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So Scratch was gonna be like Joe Eyeball/Screwloose/Goober? Also, hee seems to be less humanlike there.

Well... to be fair, his name wasn't yet "Scratch" at that point. I guess Ryan Brown just got inspired by the idea of a literal cat burglar and kept developing the side-kick character into a featured character.

I remember reading that Ryan Brown wanted to design the action figure with a hi-tech thief suit, but Playmates asked for a classic striped burglar outfit. Who knows what his original design could have come out like?